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Summary: Was unable to get support needed from Iomega .
Review: Bad experience - returned item - Iomega did not have a clue why the drive wasn't working, and close up shop at 7PM on Friday night - their online tech site didn't work either... I ended up having to restore my main drive and returned the Iomega.... would not buy this drive because of lack of manufacturer support...
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Summary: Love it. Easy & efficient
Review: Easy to install. great software included. quick & easy backups. what an improvement from the tape backup system I was using!!! In a lightning summer storm, hurrican season area it is so nice to always be backed up & just unplug & go.
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Summary: Love it. Easy & efficient
Review: Easy to install. great software included. quick & easy backups. what an improvement from the tape backup system I was using!!! In a lightning summer storm, hurrican season area it is so nice to always be backed up & just unplug & go.
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Summary: Very Disappointed!
Review: I bought the drive for the sole purpose of system backups with Norton Ghost on a Windows 2000 computer with an Intel mother board and processor. I've spent the last 10 hours trying to get it to work. Yes, it was up and running in a couple of minutes. I reformatted the drive to NTFS and rebooted several times. THEN, I installed the Iomega backup software. Ever since then Windows Explorer or any other program can't see the drive UNLESS I remove the hardware and re-install EVERYTIME I reboot. Ghost won't work because when it reboots it can't find the drive again. Iomega has ten pages of instructions to help with the problem and online chat with customer service that was only too glad to get me offline. VERY DISAPPOINTED.
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Summary: Was unable to get support needed from Iomega .
Review: I bought this drive hoping for a good hard drive backup device. I was not disappointed. Installation was easy and straightforward. The included software from Iomega made scheduled backups easy. My only complaint concerns the Norton Ghost software. Although the software does exactly what it's supposed to do, it could have benefited from better documentation. I am quite pleased with the drive itself.
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Summary: Good backup solution
Review: I bought this drive hoping for a good hard drive backup device. I was not disappointed. Installation was easy and straightforward. The included software from Iomega made scheduled backups easy. My only complaint concerns the Norton Ghost software. Although the software does exactly what it's supposed to do, it could have benefited from better documentation. I am quite pleased with the drive itself.
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Summary: Love it. Easy & efficient
Review: I have alot of mp3's, games, and videos. I also have family members that can easily screw up the pc. I would end up reinstalling the OS at least once a month and losing content in the process. I wanted something that was big and was immune to viruses and improper uses.I originally wanted to purchase a dvd writer drive, but I was tired of storing and caring for discs. A friend of mine showed me his Iomega 48x burner drive, and I was thoroughly impressed with the results. I used to have a grudge against external products for their notoriously high prices. But this is a great deal! This drive is absolutely perfect, installation for both Windows 98 Second Edition and XP Professional Pro was a snap. Backups are easy with the supplied Norton Ghost. USB 2.0 is amazingly fast and 1.1 transfers at a liveable rate, but you can pick up a 2.0 usb pci card [for very little money]. If you dont want usb you can buy a firewire cable from iomega directly for [not much money]. The only drawbacks are lack of a power switch and the a/c cable. Not having a power switch is a little scary knowing the discs could fail from an improper power-up. The arrow symbol at the end of the cord is upside down. Which was a little confusing top plug in at first because the pin positions were very hard to differentiate. These little nuances can be taken care of easily: dont unplug anything but the usb cable. Two tips for owning the drive -
1. Don't Drop!! HDD do not take shock nicely
2. Keep the room cool, this thing gets a little warm when its on for days at a time. I suggest keeping a mini-fan by it. Overall, a terrific buy for anyone who is too afraid to open a pc and wants a really big upgrade in storage. Thanks to Iomega for the perfect product.
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Summary: Great Product
Review: I have alot of mp3's, games, and videos. I also have family members that can easily screw up the pc. I would end up reinstalling the OS at least once a month and losing content in the process. I wanted something that was big and was immune to viruses and improper uses.I originally wanted to purchase a dvd writer drive, but I was tired of storing and caring for discs. A friend of mine showed me his Iomega 48x burner drive, and I was thoroughly impressed with the results. I used to have a grudge against external products for their notoriously high prices. But this is a great deal! This drive is absolutely perfect, installation for both Windows 98 Second Edition and XP Professional Pro was a snap. Backups are easy with the supplied Norton Ghost. USB 2.0 is amazingly fast and 1.1 transfers at a liveable rate, but you can pick up a 2.0 usb pci card [for very little money]. If you dont want usb you can buy a firewire cable from iomega directly for [not much money]. The only drawbacks are lack of a power switch and the a/c cable. Not having a power switch is a little scary knowing the discs could fail from an improper power-up. The arrow symbol at the end of the cord is upside down. Which was a little confusing top plug in at first because the pin positions were very hard to differentiate. These little nuances can be taken care of easily: dont unplug anything but the usb cable. Two tips for owning the drive -
1. Don't Drop!! HDD do not take shock nicely
2. Keep the room cool, this thing gets a little warm when its on for days at a time. I suggest keeping a mini-fan by it. Overall, a terrific buy for anyone who is too afraid to open a pc and wants a really big upgrade in storage. Thanks to Iomega for the perfect product.
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Summary: works on XP/Win98
Review: I purchased this drive because it was so cheap compared to other external drives. I'm running XP and the installation was actually quite simple and there weren't any problems....until I shut off my computer. It was about 1:00am and I was awoken by this faint noise that sounded similar to a fly buzzing in my ear. I honestly got out of bed, turned on the lights and spent minutes looking around my room trying to find the stupid thing. That's when I noticed the Iomega drive was still on and it was actually the culprit. The next day I called Iomega and this is what I was told: Iomega: Are you using a USB 80 GB Desktop HDD drive on Windows XP? IS it getting a drive letter? Me: Yes to both Iomega: Are you able to read and write files to it? Me: Yes Iomega: Please let me know the issue that you may be facing using this product. Me: I just installed the product last night. As I was going to sleep the drive was making low whirling noises which startled me. It happened about every 10 minutes until I unplugged it. Iomega: Iomega suggest you unplug the drive from computer, if it has not to be used for long time. It is quite Ok for the drive to make small sound. Iomega: To unplug the drive you can just disconnect the power from it. Me: What is considered a long time? Iomega: Say a few hours. Me: Why doesn't the unit have a power switch? Iomega: This is default design of drive. Me: I don't feel safe unplugging the unit when the possibility of a spark could occur plus the wear and tear of the plug over time can't be good. I will probably send it back for a refund. Iomega: If you disconnect the power from the HDD end, no spark will occur and it is quite safe to do so. Me: It just doesn't seem like a solution I'm prepared to accept. Thank you for your time. Ivan: I apologize for the inconvenience. Is there anything else that I can do for you? Me: No thank you. Iomega: Thank you and have a great day. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further assistance. Once again, thank you for using Iomega's Online Support Services. Take it for what it's worth. If I had known about this wonderful "design", I wouldn't have bought it.
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Summary: Poor Design
Review: I purchased this drive because it was so cheap compared to other external drives. I'm running XP and the installation was actually quite simple and there weren't any problems....until I shut off my computer. It was about 1:00am and I was awoken by this faint noise that sounded similar to a fly buzzing in my ear. I honestly got out of bed, turned on the lights and spent minutes looking around my room trying to find the stupid thing. That's when I noticed the Iomega drive was still on and it was actually the culprit. The next day I called Iomega and this is what I was told: Iomega: Are you using a USB 80 GB Desktop HDD drive on Windows XP? IS it getting a drive letter? Me: Yes to both Iomega: Are you able to read and write files to it? Me: Yes Iomega: Please let me know the issue that you may be facing using this product. Me: I just installed the product last night. As I was going to sleep the drive was making low whirling noises which startled me. It happened about every 10 minutes until I unplugged it. Iomega: Iomega suggest you unplug the drive from computer, if it has not to be used for long time. It is quite Ok for the drive to make small sound. Iomega: To unplug the drive you can just disconnect the power from it. Me: What is considered a long time? Iomega: Say a few hours. Me: Why doesn't the unit have a power switch? Iomega: This is default design of drive. Me: I don't feel safe unplugging the unit when the possibility of a spark could occur plus the wear and tear of the plug over time can't be good. I will probably send it back for a refund. Iomega: If you disconnect the power from the HDD end, no spark will occur and it is quite safe to do so. Me: It just doesn't seem like a solution I'm prepared to accept. Thank you for your time. Ivan: I apologize for the inconvenience. Is there anything else that I can do for you? Me: No thank you. Iomega: Thank you and have a great day. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further assistance. Once again, thank you for using Iomega's Online Support Services. Take it for what it's worth. If I had known about this wonderful "design", I wouldn't have bought it.
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